Adobe Flash Player memory permissions privilege escalation
| adobe-memory-privilege-escalation (39136) |  High Risk |
Description:
Adobe Flash Player could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by an error within the setting of memory permissions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe, Flash Player 7.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 7.0.1
- Adobe, Flash Player 7.0.25
- Adobe, Flash Player 7.0.63
- Adobe, Flash Player 7.0.69.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 7.0.70.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 8.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 8.0.24.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 8.0.34.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 8.0.35.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.114.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.115.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.124.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.16
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.18d60
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.20
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.20.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.28
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.28.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.31
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.31.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.45.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.47.0
- Adobe, Flash Player 9.0.48.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- RedHat, RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 4
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 4.5.z
- RedHat, RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 x86
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
Remedy:
Refer to APSB07-20 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- APSB07-20, Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008954, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Sun Alert 238305 - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris 10 at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=745016.
- Sun Alert ID: 238305, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238305-1.
- ASA-2008-013: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2007-1126)
- ASA-2008-241: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris (Sun 238305)
- BID-26929: Retired: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- BID-26965: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Privilege-Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6246: Adobe Flash Player 9.x up to 9.0.48.0, 8.x up to 8.0.35.0, and 7.x up to 7.0.70.0, when running on Linux, uses insecure permissions for memory, which might allow local users to gain privileges.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-4258: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1724: Sun Security Update Fixes Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200801-07: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2007-1126: Critical: flash-plugin security update
- SA28161: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019116: Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Scan Ports, and Conduct HTTP Request Splitting and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- SUSE-SA:2007:069: flash-player security update
Reported:
Dec 18, 2007
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